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JOHN SAVAGE RADE SERBEDZIJA DEE WALLACE AND INTRODUCING NINA SERBEDZIJA in CRY of the BUTTERFLY Written, Directed and Produced by MIHAILO STANICH RUNNING TIME: 30 MINUTES Contact: Dreamscape Pictures PO Box 17095 Beverly Hills, CA 90209 +1 310 801 2085 [email protected] CRY OF THE BUTTERFLY THE CAST JOHN SAVAGE William Berman RADE SERBEDZIJA Ray DEE WALLACE Rebecca Lonsdale NINA SERBEDZIJA Lucy Lonsdale MELISSA CRIDER Roxy PHIL MORRIS Moses DAVID 'DUTCH' SCHULTZ Eddie Zee SHANNON MCLEMORE Prostitute KRISTEN HUFF Hooker BRU MULLER Alex ALEX CONTE Darrel TISHUAN SCOTT Pimp BRITNI THOMAS Sunshine PRISCILLA LOPEZ Rosa ELLERY SPRAYBERRY Kate CRY OF THE BUTTERFLY THE FILMMAKERS Written, Directed and Produced by MIHAILO STANICH Director of Photography SASHA RENDULIC Production Designer SASHA VAN DORP Editor F.T. TESLA Original Music Composed by ZELJKO MARASOVICH Co Producer DANNY DEL TORO Associate Producers DUSTIN HARRIS JOACHIM CASTENSCHIOLD Makeup and Hair Stylist JENNIFER KWON Sound Editor MICKI MILOSEVIC Production Sound JOHN HAYS Visual Effects Supervisor ANDRES MARTINEZ CRY OF THE BUTTERFLY LOG LINE CRY OF THE BUTTERFLY is a powerful human story about a 14-year-old homeless girl in LA who is sold into a child prostitution ring by her drug-addicted mother. It’s an important subject and it has a lot of heart. ABOUT THE PROJECT The cast includes John Savage (THE DEER HUNTER, HAIR, GODFATHER III), Rade Serbedzija (EYES WIDE SHUT, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2, SNATCH), Melissa Crider (MULHOLLAND DRIVE, GIGLI) and Dee Wallace (E.T., THE FRIGHTENERS). The intention of this emotionally engaging film is to bring awareness to the growing problem of human trafficking and homelessness in the US and influence a change in society. All of the members of the cast and crew worked for free in order to create this compelling drama. The only individuals paid were the real homeless people who were extras in the film. MIHAILO STANICH — WRITER/PRODUCER/DIRECTOR Serbian-American writer, director and producer Mihailo Stanich won the Hartley- Merrill International Screenplay Competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2001 for his original script DREAMERS. His previous works include his collaboration with Yugoslavian National Broadcast Television, which involved him in all the stages of production of over 80 hours of TV films (ICARUS, NIGHT IN A HOTEL, PHANTASMAGORIA, etc.), documentaries (ON THE EDGE OF LIFE, DEATH AND BEYOND, THE FALL OF CINEMA, HERMIT, etc.). Stanich was awarded the Nikola Tesla Golden Medal (first prize) for his documentary film ON THE EDGE OF LIFE at the International Festival of Scientific Films (Belgrade, Yugoslavia). He has directed theater works and several award- wining music videos. He holds a B.A. in film directing from the Academy of Dramatic Arts, Belgrade. CRY OF THE BUTTERFLY THE CAST JOHN SAVAGE (William Berman) John Savage made his major screen debut with Michael Cimino’s THE DEER HUNTER (1978) winner of the Best Picture Oscar, which gained him international recognition. In 1979, Savage had leads in two big films: Milos Forman's musical HAIR and THE ONION FIELD. Savage appeared in Richard Donner’s INSIDE MOVES (1980) and was nominated for Best Actor-Foreign for his work in THE AMATEUR (1981). In 1984 he co-starred in MARIA'S LOVERS with Nastassja Kinski and Robert Mitchum. Savage was also seen in Oliver Stone's SALVADOR (1986) and Francis Ford Coppola's THE GODFATHER: PART III (1990). Later films include AMERICAN STRAYS (1996), Terrence Malick’s THE THIN RED LINE (1998) and THE NEW WORLD (2005), and MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE (1999). On television, Savage appeared in James Cameron's DARK ANGEL (2000) as well as the acclaimed HBO series CARNIVALE (2003). RADE SERBEDZIJA (Ray) Considered one of Europe’s finest actors, Rade Serbedzija had his breakthrough role as Hamlet at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival in 1974, a performance that made him a star. He shot more than 70 films in his home country, the former Yugoslavia, before he achieved international fame with BEFORE THE RAIN (1994), which was nominated for a Best Foreign Film Oscar. The film earned the Grand Prix Golden Lion at the 1994 Venice Film Festival, and Serbedzija won the festival's Critics' Award for Best Actor. Serbedzija has appeared in numerous Hollywood films, including Phillip Noyce’s THE SAINT (1997), Francesco Rossi’s THE TRUCE (1997), Stanley Kubrick’s EYES WIDE SHUT (1999), Ron Underwood’s MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (1998), John Woo’s MISSION IMPOSSIBLE II (2000), Guy Ritchie’s SNATCH (2000), Antoine Fuqua’s SHOOTER (2007), X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (2011) and TAKEN 2 (2012). DEE WALLACE (Rebecca Lonsdale) Dee Wallace appeared in several well-remembered horror and sci-fi films, including THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1977), THE HOWLING (1981), Steven Spielberg’s E.T.: THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982), THE FRIGHTENERS (1996), HALLOWEEN (2007) and EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES (2010). Her numerous television appearances include MY NAME IS EARL, SONS AND DAUGHTERS, FELICITY and many others. NINA SERBEDZIJA (Lucy Lonsdale) Nina Serbedzija has been involved in both performance and humanitarian work from an early age, singing alongside her father, Rade Serbedzija, at antiwar concerts and taking part in various theater productions. She attended the Wildwood School in Los Angeles, where she became involved in the Human Rights Watch Student Task Force. Her antiwar song and video FUNERAL OF FLOWERS was featured in Vanessa Redgrave’s documentary WAKE UP WORLD, celebrating UNICEF’s 60th anniversary. Becoming a peer educator with PEP/L, and speaking at schools, youth groups, and rehabilitation centers about HIV/AIDS prevention, made Nina aware of human trafficking and its effects on people her own age. Her work in professional theater includes roles in "Waiting for Godot," "Marat/Sade," and "Hamlet" as well as Miranda in "The Tempest" and Cordelia in "King Lear." CRY OF THE BUTTERFLY is Nina’s first film. MELISSA CRIDER (Roxy) Melissa Crider was seen in the award-winning original miniseries LONESOME DOVE (1989), and in numerous other TV series and movies, including JANE’S HOUSE, MURDER ONE, HUFF, HOUSE M.D., 24, THE OTHERS and THE GUARDIAN. Her film credits include A BOY CALLED HATE (1995), POWDER (1995), MULHOLLAND DRIVE (2001), FRAILTY (2001), INSTINCT TO KILL (2001), GIGLI (2003) and ALONG THE WAY (2007). PHIL MORRIS (Moses) Phil Morris is perhaps best known for his roles as Jackie Chiles on SEINFELD and as John Jones on TV series SMALLVILLE. His first role was an appearance on the original STAR TREK television show in 1966. Phil Morris made his feature film debut in STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK. More Trek adventures followed, including guest starring on STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE, STAR TREK: VOYAGER and BABYLON 5. Among his many voice credits, he played the supporting role of Dr. Sweet in Disney's 2001 film ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE as well as its 2003 sequel, ATLANTIS: MILO'S RETURN. Other credits on the small screen include MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR and LOVE THAT GIRL!. CRY OF THE BUTTERFLY 0SYNOPSIS LUCY LONSDALE is a homeless 14 year old. Her environment is a gritty part of Los Angeles populated with gangs, hookers, junkies, the delusional and the desperate. Despite her many hardships, Lucy is hopeful and tenacious. She works in a fish factory and sells jewelry that she fashions from objects she finds on the streets. On her way home, Lucy witnesses a fight between a pimp and a prostitute that ends in a shooting. Lucy’s bike hits a pothole and she crashes onto the pavement. She’s sore, but what’s worse, the wheel is badly bent. Lucy pushes the wobbly bike down skid row and sees her mother, REBECCA, a drug addict and a prostitute, with the neighborhood dealer, EDDIE ZEE. As Lucy watches from behind a dumpster, Rebecca pleads with him for some crack. Lucy can’t hear what they’re saying. Rebecca protests, sobs, but she is desperate and reluctantly agrees. Rebecca takes the crack and collapses by the dumpster. Lucy holds her tightly as she drifts into a crack-induced stupor. The next morning, in an abandoned industrial building that Lucy and her mother share with a dozen other squatters, Rebecca awakens, edgier than ever. Delirious, she shrieks at Lucy, pushes her away, yelling for her to beat it. Baffled by her mother’s rage, Lucy goes to see RAY, a mute homeless man who repairs bicycles under a downtown bridge. He is a gentle man, a father figure, the only one she can open her heart to. While he cooks some beans for her, Lucy discovers a children’s book in Ray’s shelter. There’s a drawing of a butterfly with a caption scrawled in childish writing: I love you, Daddy. Then she sees a photograph of a woman and a girl and realizes that this was Ray’s family. Ray mimes the story: they were killed in a plane crash. Lucy asks him, “Do you believe in God?” He answers with a look that says he doesn’t know anymore, and she replies, “Sometimes I feel he gave up on us.” Understanding her pain, Ray offers her one of his treasures, a barrette shaped like a butterfly that belonged to his daughter. Deeply moved, Lucy asks him to put it in her hair, and he does — a moment of profound tenderness between two souls that society has forgotten. Her hope renewed, she heads to work at the fish factory. It’s payday. When she arrives back home, she brings snacks for the young urchins who also call the abandoned building home. Meanwhile, Eddie Zee takes ROXY to meet Lucy’s mother. Tormented and desperate, Rebecca agrees to sell Lucy to Roxy, a cold, scheming den mother to a crew of underage prostitutes.

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